MEDIA MONITORING

Vs.hu writes an article about the refugee situation based on answers they got from the OIN (Immigration Office) and on an interview with Márta Pardavi from HHC. They asked the OIN about the increase of the numbers, why people come to Hungary and, regarding the Nagyfa camp, if they expect resistance from the locals similar to what happened in Vámosszabadi earlier, as well as, how many refugees attempt to acquire citizenship per year. The OIN told them that there has been a 40 percent increase in the numbers but at the same time the camps are not full because many asylum-seekers leave before they receive a decision. They hope that people in Algyő will understand that because of international obligations the camp has to be open. Also, according to the OIN only a few dozen refugees apply for citizenship per year. Pardavi talks about the different groups of asylum seekers: the Kosovars, most of whom leave for Germany; the Afghans, 621 of whom asked for asylum in October alone (a third of them are underage); and the Syrians, 613 of whom asked for asylum in October alone and who arrive mainly with families. She also mentions that between January and October 15500 people were caught in the south (the largest groups: 3600 Syrians, 3500 Afghans, 1700 Kosovars), 4800 did not apply for asylum. She talked about the support for 2 years after refugee recognition but mentioned that it comes with difficult rules.